Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-31
RAILWAYREV0LUTlON
NO MORE COMMISSION TO BE ALLOWED
FOR TICKET SELLERS.
Important Action Of the Central Traffic Association
The Pennsylvania Company AbOlishes ALI
Reductions the New
Law Unpopular,

New YORK, March 3O.-The Joint Exc
cutiye Committee of the trunk lines and
the Central Traffic Association held an i'm
portant meeting at Commissioners Fink's
Office. in this city to-day, and the result Of
its deliberations will be read with interest
nv railroad men all over the country not
TO mention scalpers. The end sought IS
nothing less than the complete abolish
ment of commissions for the sale of passen-
ger tickets all over the country, the in
hibition to run, not only to professional
ticket brokers, but also to regular
agents who have for many
wears been allowed commissions on their
sales of tickets over lines connecting with
those in whose employment they have
been. The decision was reached unani-
mously, and by such large number OF
lines that it is believed that it will prove
more effective than previous attempts in
the same direction, which were put into
force ONLY on the trunk lines. This abuse,
which began more than thirty-fye years
400. has grown to such enormous proper
tiOns that il is estimated it is now costing
the railways of the United States, directly
and indirectly, at the rate of more than
5000, 600 ANNUALLY
and has to a great extent been the means
by which the ticket scalpers have been built
nm. At meeting held in New York on
the Sd inst, at which the general passen-
Ger agents on the trunk lines, the Central
Traffic Association, the New England Pas
senger Association and the Southern Pas
sepger Association, as well as large num-
her of lines in New England, New York,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, not mem
mers OF either of the above associations,
representing 92 transportation companies,
unanimously recommended the total
stoppage of commission payments, not
merely to scalperS, but to the
regular ticket agents of the roads them
selves, and that all proper means be used
to secure its accomplishment without de-
Law. On the following day this action was
approved by the Presidents and managers
Joint committee, and the Commissioner
was instructed to issue a circular covering
that action.
THE CIRCULAR
proceeds as follows: "In accordance with
the above action you are hereby notified
that no commission or other compensation
of any kind will be paid or participated
IN by the aforementioned lines for the
sale of tickets or for the securing of pas
senger traffic over these lines or any of
them, from and after April l, 1881
By authority of the managing officers OF
the roads here signed, among which are
the following: Allegheny Valley, Balti-
more and Ohio, Buffalo, New York and
Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Muskingum
Vally. Washington and Baltimore,
! Columbus and Cincinnati Midland, {. C..
G. Il l., Cleveland, Akron AMI Columbus,
Columbus, Hooking Valley and Toledo,
Chicago, ST. Louis and Pittsburgh, Kama
wha aud Ohio, Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern, Lake Erie and Western, Louis
vile and Nashville, Michigan Central
Michigan and Ohio, y. Y. L. 80, New
York. Lake Erie and Western, New York
Central and ST. Louis, Ohio River, Ohio
and Northwestern, Pittsburg and West
ern, Pennsylvania CO., PittSburg and
Lake Erie, Pittsburg, Cincinnati and st.
Louis, Toledo. Columbus and Southern,
Toledo and Ohio Central, Wheeling and
| Lake Erie.
In addition to the above, the following
lines in the Central Traffic Association
have notified this office that they pay no
commissions, and commissions have been
eSterminated by most OF the New England
roads, of their own vOlition, Bellaire,
ZancsvilIe and Cincinnati, Cincinnati
Southern, Cleveland, LOraiu and Wheel
ing, Cleveland and Marietta, Cincinnati,
Georgetown and Portsmouth, Cleveland
and Canton, Fl Wayne, Cincinnati and
Louisville, Illinois Midland and Valley.